ABSTRACT
Much research into female street sex work concentrates upon the viewpoint and experiences of the women involved (e.g. Phoenix 2001; Sanders 2005). The views, experiences and responses of local residents in the geographical areas in which sex work takes place are therefore often overlooked. Notwithstanding this, there does appear to be a gradually increasing interest in and consideration of the viewpoint of residents – for example, in the impetus for the government's Coordinated Prostitution Strategy (Home Office 2006a) and also appearing in recent research (see, for example, O'Neill and Campbell 2006; Pitcher et al. 2006). Nonetheless, a greater and more critical focus is still required, not only on the views and experiences of local residents, but especially on their responses to street sex work in their area.
